India: Discrimination

Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 20 April 2018.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry Shadow Foreign Secretary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling of 20 March 2018 on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act of 1989 on (a) levels of caste-based discrimination and violence in India and (b) the ability of any victims of such discriminatory or violent acts to seek legal redress in that country’s courts.

Photo of Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Holding answer received on 19 April 2018

India’s Government has filed a petition to review the 20 March Supreme Court ruling. This is currently being considered. I believe it is right to let India’s executive and judiciary settle this issue within the country’s constitutional and judicial framework.

In order to support Dalit women who are victims of violence in gaining access to justice, the British Government runs programmes with local partners, including training and engaging state Criminal Justice officials across five States.

Does this answer the above question?

Yes1 person thinks so

No0 people think not

Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.